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人烟稀少 — “Sparsely populated”

人烟稀少 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “sparsely populated”. Thinly peopled; where people are few and far between.

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人烟稀少 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 人rén
  • 烟yān
  • 稀xī
  • 少shǎo

人烟稀少 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
人
rén2human being, person
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
稀
xī12sparse, rare, dilute
少
shǎo4few, little, or lack

Example Sentence with 人烟稀少

这个偏远的山区,由于交通不便,一直以来都人烟稀少
Due to inconvenient transportation, this remote mountainous area has always been sparsely populated.

Idioms Related to 人烟稀少

Synonyms of 人烟稀少

  • huāng荒wú无rén人yān烟desolate and uninhabited

More idioms starting with 人

  • rén人yī一jǐ己bǎi百make hundredfold effort to catch up
  • rén人dīng丁xīng兴wàng旺a flourishing and growing family
  • rén人bù不wèi为jǐ己,,tiān天zhū诛dì地miè灭Heaven and Earth condemn the unselfish
  • rén人bù不rén人,,guǐ鬼bù不guǐ鬼looking ghastly or grotesque
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相,,hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我,,wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
  • rén人bù不zhī知,,guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
  • rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
  • rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
  • rén人shì世cāng沧sāng桑the vicissitudes of human life
  • rén人zhōng中zhī之lóng龙an outstanding person

Questions about 人烟稀少

What does 人烟稀少 mean?
人烟稀少 (rén yān xī shǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “sparsely populated”.
How do you pronounce 人烟稀少?
人烟稀少 is pronounced rén yān xī shǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 人烟稀少?
人烟:指住户。指住户少
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